the way things end

Shadows long along the highway In the snow and the woods upstate You left a mark on my mind When I drive past the lake and the pines Picture a cabin Your body and mine When you made me come To apologize When the girls are sleeping and I can't deal Put on my coat and go walking Where they bury the bodies by the side of the road I'll think about being a kid There's no denying there's less time now Than there was then But it's fine It's just the way things end What's the takeaway You loved me best When I was at my smallest What a wicked way to keep me weak Conflating pleasure with forgiveness Like when you turned up the heat in the car for me And I slept through most of the drive Had a dream that you swerved into a snowbank Almost killed me but I let it slide And I don't think you'll ever say you're sorry again You showed me what you'd do And I denied it Cause you were my friend But it's fine It's just the way